A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

ソリハシセイタカシギ、メジロガモ、ベニバトなど

ソリハシセイタカシギはたまにいなくなりますが、1日もすれば元の田んぼに戻ってきます。この場所がよほど気に入ったようです。

メジロがもはメス幼鳥に加えてオスもやってきました。

ベニバトは複数個所に5羽を確認。今季の2期米は飼料用なので刈り取りが遅く、ベニバトが稲の中に入ってしまうと確認が難しいです。

クロツラヘラサギ、オオハシシギ、オグロシギは同じ田んぼで滞在中。どれも長期滞在ですが、オオハシシギの換羽の推移が特に気になりますね。

Pied Avocet

Pied Avocet, first-winter. Wary of a passing pedestrian.

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck, juvenile female.

Ferruginous Duck

Same individual as above. Head-on view.

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck, juvenile male.

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck, juvenile female.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Pink-necked Green Pigeon, male (left) and female. Both in first-winter plumage.

Black-faced Spoonbill

Black-faced Spoonbill, immature individual.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher in first-winter plumage. Staying since mid-October.

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit in first-winter plumage. Also staying since mid-last month.

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon, relatively numerous.

Categories: 野鳥